Golf clubs



June 36,1959 ECKERT 2,892,633

GOLF CLUBS Filed Sept. 3, 1958 INV EN TOR. 77/500010; E-C/(E/QT AM TTO/QNEKS.

United States Patent Ice GOLF CLUBS Theodore Eckert, Lincolnwood, Ill.

Application September 3, 1958, Serial No. 758,750

6 Claims. (Cl. 273-162) This invention relates to certain new and useful improvements in golf clubs, particularly a putter.

An object of the invention is to provide a simple and efiective means for marking on the green of a golf course the location of a spent golf ball. I

Another and equally important object of this invention is to associate such means with a golf club, particularly a putter, whereby the position of a ball on the green may be marked and identified.

Another and equally important object of the invention is to provide in the head of a golf club such as a putter an arrangement for discharging a marking powder upon the green of a golf grounds by merely tapping the end of the head of the club upon the green.

Other objects will appear hereinafter.

The invention consists in the novel combination and arrangement of parts to be hereinafter described and claimed.

The invention will be best understood by reference to the accompanying drawings showing the preferred form of construction, and in which:

Fig. 1 is a fragmentary part sectional detail view of a putter embodying the invention;

Fig. 2 is a fragmentary part sectional detail view of a putter smilar to Fig. 1 but showing a modified form of construction;

Fig. 3 is a fragmentary detail view taken substantially on line 33 of Fig. 1.

The preferred form of construction of my invention is illustrated in the drawings accompanying this application. By this preferred form of construction, the several objects of the invention are accomplished.

Referring to Figs. 1 and 3, the golf club (putter) is illustrated at and includes the conventional shaft 11 and head 12.

In this head 12 extending from the toe 13 thereof I form a bore 14 which houses a coil spring 22 referred to hereinafter.

A second bore 16 is formed in the head 12 and communicates with the bore 14. This second bore provides a storage chamber for powder 17 or other freely flowable pulverized material suitable for the purpose. The bore 16 at its outer end has threaded therein a plug 18 having a central opening 19 provided by stop shoulders 20. Seated in this opening 19 and limited in its outward projection is a ball 21. The ball 21 is yieldably held in sealing position with respect to the opening 19 by the coil spring 22 positioned in the bore 14.

Formed in the plug 18 are aligned grooves 23 adapted to receive the tip of a screwdriver and whereby the plug 18 may be removed to facilitate replenishing the powder 17 in the storage chamber 16. The powder 17 is intended to be of a color which will be easily discernible on the green.

To mark the location of a golf ball on the green, the player merely bears the toe 13 against the green to press the ball 21 against the spring 22 in a direction upwardly of the opening 19, thereby to permit free flow 2,892,633 Patented June 30, 1959 of the powder from the storage chamber 16; thus to mark the position of a golf ball upon the green.

In Fig. 2 I have illustrated a dodified form of construction. Parts illustrated in Fig. 2 similar to those that are shown in Fig. 1 will be indicated by like reference numerals. In the form shown in Fig. 2, the bore 16 communicates with a bore 24 formed in a longitudinal or lengthwise direction with respect to the head 12 and having an opening at 25. This opening 25 is normally closed by a plug 26 having a screwdriver tip groove 27 formed therein to facilitate easy removal of the plug 26. In this form of construction, the powder 17 is fed into the storage chamber 16 through the open end 25 of the bore 24. The powder used in the form shown in Fig. 2 is the same as that used in the form shown in Fig. 1. The putter illustrated in Fig. 2 is used in the identical manner as the putter shown in Fig. 1.

By the construction herein described, a simple, effective and easily operated means is provided whereby a golf player may mark the location of a spent golf ball upon the green or other part of the golf course. It is apparent that the improvement may be incorporated in the golf club putter at an economical cost.

While I have illustrated and described the preferred form of construction for carrying my invention into effect, this is capable of variation and modification without departing from the spirit of the invention. I, therefore, do not wish to be limited to the precise details of construction set forth, but desire to avail myself of such variations and modifications as come within the scope of the appended claims.

Having thus described my invention what I claim as new and desire to protect by Letters Patent is:

l. A marker for marking the position of a golf ball on the green of a golf course comprising a golf club having a head and a shaft, said head having a bore formed therein providing a storage chamber for a freely fiowable material, a plug threaded into one end of the bore and located at the toe of the head of the club and having a. discharge opening formed therein, a ball for closing said discharge opening and having a portion thereof projecting beyond said toe, said plug having retaining portions for limiting the projection of said ball, and spring means for yieldably holding said ball in said projected position.

2. A marker for marking the position of a golf ball on the green of a golf course comprising a golf club having a head and a shaft, said head having a bore formed therein providing a storage chamber for a freely fiowable material, a plug threaded into one end of the bore and located at the toe of the head of the club and having a discharge opening formed therein, a ball for closing said discharge opening and having a portion thereof projecting beyond said toe, said plug having retaining portions for limiting the projection of said ball, spring means for yieldably holding said ball in said projected position, said head having a second bore formed therein in communication with the first bore, said second bore housing said spring means.

3. A marker for marking the position of a golf ball on the green of a golf course comprising a golf club having a head and a shaft, said head having a bore formed therein providing a storage chamber for a freely fiowable material, a plug threaded into one end of the bore and located at the toe of the head of the club and having a discharge opening formed therein, a ball for closing said discharge opening and having a portion thereof projecting beyond said toe, said plug having retaining portions for limiting the projection of said ball, spring means for yieldably holding said ball in said projected position, said bore having an opening in the heel of said cllib and a removable ping mounted in said last-mention opening.

4. A marker for marking the position of a golf ball on the green of -a golf course comprisingagol-f,olubhaving thereinwproviding afistor'a e chamber-for afreelyflewabre material, a ping threaded into one fend 10f, the'bbr'e? and located at thetQeoftheYhead' of tliecliili and haviiig'fa discharge: opening formed therein; a, ball for clo'sin'gfjsafi discharge opening: and having 'a' poftion thereof roject 10 ing beyond 'said toe; said nigihavin'g retaining portions for limiting the-projection"ofsaid ball, springmeans'ror" yieldablyr holding fsziid hall said rojected position; said" head havingra second bbreidorrried'ftherein'in 'con'intn'ni cation-With {the first bofe', said seconaborehbusingrsaidz 15 Spring means, saidfir'st-rrientioned bore having an op'e'n ing in-the heel of said ,cllib anda'rernovableplngmoimted" in said-last-mentionedopening.- I 5. A markerff'o'r "marking the position of a" golf ball on the green of 'a golf ceurse'comprisinga olf club hav- 20 ingla head-and a shaft said head'having a bore formed therein len'gthvvisef of the head and providing a storage chamber fofa'freely flowable material, aplugthreaded" intoone endof the'bo're and located at the toe-of thehead of "the club" andh'aving a discharge opening formed" 25 therein, a ball for closingffsaiddischarg'e opening and havingga portionthe'reofprojecting'fbeyondsaid toe; said plug having retaining portions for limiting the projection of said ball', spring means for yieldably holding'salifball' in said projected position, said bore having an opening in the heel of said club and a removable plug mounted in said last-mentioned opening.

6. A marker for marking the position of a. golf ball on the green of a golf course comprising a golf club having a head and a shaft,=--said head having a bore first here, said' second borehousing. said 'spring. means said first-mentionedborehaving an opening in the heel of said club: and a'removableplngemounted in said-lastmentioned opening.

References Cited inthe file of this, patent UNITED i s l iATiiis PATENTS Spellrneyer Apt". 29; 1930" 

